To Dwayne: I haven't changed anything since i got the laptop. Although there are 2 different brands of RAM in the ram slots. Both are 1 GB modules but one is generic OEM stuff and the other one is Hitachi.

All i know that this error has something to do w/ memory. I've done about 5 passes of the Short DST Passes for Sea Tools for the hard drive. And later i'll stress the video card. Finally, i'll remove each individual ram sticks and run Memtest.

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Well, as the MS knowledge base says, it isn't always the RAM but it is the most likely culprit. Run memtest with both installed and only remove one if there are problems. I hate to say it, but hope for problems because those ones that go away, the intermittent faults, are a biotch to track down!

That's an odd error. I would doubt you're using ECC memory? Does your BIOS have for a selection "use ECC memory" or something to that effect? If it's on it should most likely be off.... I doubt you have ecc ram